COR Cellars Honored by The Seattle PI’s, Blue Collar Wine Guy as “Winery of the Year”

This year the honor goes to Cor Cellars, owned by Luke Bradford who also happens to be the wine maker and chief bottle washer (he and his assistant Dan, do just about everything in production) …— The Blue Collar Wine Guy (a.k.a. “stanthewineman”)

COR Cellars Featured in “12 Exciting Washington Reds: New reviews of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc for under $40”

Vintners tend to blend Cabernet Franc with other Bordeaux varieties, but the grape can shine on its own here. COR founder Luke Bradford used fruit from the Alder Ridge Vineyard in Horse Heaven Hills for his supple Cabernet Franc.— Augustus Weed

COR Cellars Featured in The Oregonian's Roundup of Wine Tasting Excursions around Lyle, Washington

“Luke Bradford, 33, is into whitewater kayaking, ski mountaineering, mountain biking and stand-up paddleboarding. Oh, and he's also an up-and-coming vintner who trained in Tuscany and Sicily and at Syncline.”— Katherine Cole, MIX Magazine, The Oregonian

COR Cellars Featured in the NYTimes

“Here, at last, was my first winery, Cor Cellars (151 Lyle White Salmon Road, Lyle; 509-365-2744; www.corcellars.com), opened in 2003, a year before the gorge was designated an American Viticultural Area by the Treasury Department. The grounds were spare, unused barrels stood in the gravel driveway, and the tasting room was a narrow cement-floored space warmed by a cat named Catastrophe and a signed Jasper Johns poster.”— Matt Gross, The New York Times

COR Cellars: ‘The Promise of Youth’

“Samples of Luke’s wines include cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, riesling, and pinot blanc. However, his aptly named red table wine called Momentum reflects Luke’s ‘movement, impulse, and effort’ to make great wine. Everything about Cor Cellars reflects the promise of youth: a startup winery, a recently planted vineyard adjacent to the winery, and a youthful vintner. For those who celebrate life’s pleasures (especially wine), it will be fun to watch the maturation of Cor Cellars.”— Wine Trails NW

2007 Alba Cor

“This blend of Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer is from a relatively new winery near the town of Lyle in the Columbia Gorge. Nose offers pear, mineral, vanilla and tropical fruits. Palate offers rich flavors of apple, white peach and lychee/rose finish. A very nice wine and complementary to mussels!”— Chuck Hill,Wines Northwest